Ryan Murphy’s new Hulu/FX limited series American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez releases on September 17, 2024. American Sports Story re-examines one of the most chilling off-the-field true stories in the history of the National Football League. American Sports Story will become the first dramatized series to tackle the true-crime story of Aaron Hernandez and the murder of Odin Lloyd after Netflix’s docuseries Killer Inside. Created by Stuart Zicherman (The Americans), American Sports Story will span 10 episodes with new weekly episodes released every Tuesday from September 17 until November 12, 2024.

Josh Andrés Rivera leads the cast of American Sports Story as Aaron Hernandez. The series is set up as an anthology similar to American Horror Story, with each season chronicling a different real-life narrative from the world of professional sports. The series will also feature performances by Patrick Schwarzenegger as the Florida Gators’ Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow, Norbert Leo Butz as 8-time Super Bowl Champion and former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, Tony Yazbeck as the prolific NCAA and NFL head coach Urban Meyer, and Tammy Blanchard as Terri Hernandez, Aaron’s mother.

New American Sports Story Episodes Release Tuesdays At 12 AM ET On Hulu

Brand new episodes of American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez will be released on Hulu at 12:01 AM ET. This means that viewers in other time zones will be able to watch the first two episodes of the series on the night of September 16, 2024, with both of them being released on Hulu at 9 PM PT. While there will be two new episodes available to stream to kick off the series, only one new episode will be released on a weekly basis for the remainder of the 10-part limited series, with the season finale being released on November 12, 2024.

American Sports Story Will Also Air New Episodes Every Tuesday 10 PM ET/PT On FX

For cable viewers or those who do not have an active Hulu subscription, American Sports Story: Aaron Herandez will air on FX every Tuesday night at 10 PM ET/PT. Following the premiere of each new episode, American Sports Story should also be able to watch via Video On Demand at a later date, depending on what your particular cable service offers. For example, Xfinity customers will be able to watch American Sports Story episode 1 at 10 PM ET followed by American Sports Story episode 2 at 11:10 PM ET only on FX​​​​​​.

How Many Episodes American Sports Story Has & Release Schedule

After American Sports Story premieres its first two episodes on September 17, 2024, there will be eight remaining episodes, making a total of 10 for the limited series. Episodes are expected to each be between 40–50 minutes in length, with an estimated total runtime of roughly 7 and a half hours. American Sports Story episode 1 “If It’s to Be” will chronicle Hernandez’s upbringing in Bristol, Connecticut, while episode 2 “Consequences, with Extreme Prejudice” will dive into his collegiate career at the University of Florida.

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